How to lose weight due to spleen deficiency and obesity

Spleen deficiency and obesity can be improved by strengthening the spleen and nourishing qi combined with scientific weight loss.

Spleen deficiency and obesity are often manifested as loss of appetite without weight loss, muscle weakness, and irregular bowel movements. The core contradiction lies in the lack of spleen function, which leads to water and moisture retention and energy metabolism disorders. Strengthening the spleen requires starting with regulating the dietary structure. Daily staple foods should include medicinal and edible ingredients such as yam and Job's tears, replacing polished rice and white flour; Simultaneously using traditional Chinese medicinal herbs such as Poria cocos and atractylodes macrocephala as tea substitutes to promote the recovery of transportation and chemical functions. Choose moderate exercises such as Ba Duan Jin and Tai Chi, and maintain a slightly sweaty state for at least five days a week to avoid intense exercise that can damage your temper. Traditional Chinese medicine external treatment methods such as moxibustion at Zusanli and Zhongwan acupoints, three times a week, can assist in boosting spleen yang. If accompanied with obvious symptoms of phlegm and dampness, traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations such as Shenling Baizhu Powder and Xiangsha Liujun Pill can be used for conditioning under the guidance of doctors.

People with spleen deficiency and obesity should avoid eating raw, cold, and greasy foods in their daily lives, control their dinner to 70% full, and develop a habit of taking a walk after meals. Long term nighttime foot soaking combined with ginger essential oil massage at Yongquan acupoint can help improve the constitution of spleen and kidney yang deficiency. Be cautious that rapid weight loss methods may worsen spleen deficiency, and monthly weight loss should not exceed 5% of body weight. It is recommended to develop personalized plans under the guidance of nutritionists and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners.